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Carbon nanotubes focus of Nowinski Lecture
His topic is The Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Composites. The first part of his presentation focuses on the atomistic modeling of carbon nanotube behavior. The second part focuses on a micromechanical approach for predicting nanocomposite elastic behavior as a function of constituent properties, reinforcement geometry and nanotube structure. Chou conducts research in materials science, applied mechanics, fiber composite materials and nanostructured materials. A graduate of National Taiwan University with a masters degree from Northwestern University and doctorate from Stanford, Chou joined the UD faculty in 1969 and received the Universitys Francis Alison Award in 2001. He is a fellow of the American Society for Composites. An international lecturer and visiting researcher, Chou is an honorary professor of the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Northwestern Polytechnical University in China. He has received the Charles Russ Richards Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Distinguished Research Award of the American Society of Composites. The lectureship, which began in 1975, honors Jerzy L. Nowinski, professor emeritus in mechanical engineering, for his contributions to the field of applied mechanics. He served as Fletcher Brown Professor in mechanical engineering and later mechanical and aerospace engineering from 1961-73. In 1999, a Nowinski symposium was held to honor him on his 94th birthday. He received his masters and doctoral degrees from the Polytechnic Institute of Warsaw. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Betty Bonavita in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at (302)-831-6975 or by e-mail to [bonavita@me.udel.edu]. Photo by Kevin Quinlan To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |